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Dormouse balance

Find a series of fallen tree trunks or similar low, stable obstacles.

Follow the leader

Gather the learners into a circle, spaced an arm's distance apart.

Mirror walks

Invite the learners to look up into the tree canopy and imagine having an eye on top of their head.

Lighting

Try backlighting by positioning a light source, such as a torch or the sun, behind the subject you want to observe.

Sound shakers

Half fill pairs of small containers with different natural materials, such as ash keys, small stones, water, twigs, hazelnuts, sand, dried leaves or wet mud, so each pair of containers sounds identica

My stick

Fill a small pot with sand for each person, or one tray of sand for the group.

Scentsational discoveries

Check the area for poisonous plants, trees, fungi and anything that might cause skin irritation, and highlight these to the group.